Leviticus 22
1 The Lord told Moses,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 “Tell Aaron and his sons to be dedicated when dealing with the holy offerings that the Israelites have dedicated to me, so that they don't dishonor my holy character. I am the Lord.
“Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD.
3 Tell them: These rules apply for all future generations. If any of your descendants in an unclean state comes close to the holy offerings that the Israelites dedicate to honor the Lord, that person must be expelled from my presence. I am the Lord.
Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.
4 If one of Aaron's descendants has a skin disease or a discharge, he is not allowed to eat the holy offerings until he is clean. Anyone who touches anything made unclean by a dead body or by a man who has had a release of semen,
If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,
5 or anyone who touches an unclean animal or an unclean person, (whatever the uncleanness is),
or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—
6 anyone who touches anything like this will remain unclean until evening. He is not allowed to eat from the holy offerings unless he has washed himself with water.
the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.
7 At sunset he will become clean, and then he is allowed to eat from the holy offerings because they provide his food.
When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.
8 He must not eat anything that's died, or killed by wild animals, because that would make him unclean. I am the Lord.
He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
9 The priests must do as I demand, so that they don't become guilty and die because they have not done so, treating my requirements with contempt. I am the Lord who makes them holy.
The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
10 Anyone who isn't part of a priest's family is not allowed eat the holy offerings. This also applies to a priest's guest or his paid worker.
No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it.
11 However, if a priest uses his own money to buy a slave, or if a slave is born in the priest's household, then that slave is allowed to eat his food.
But if a priest buys a slave with his own money, or if a slave is born in his household, that slave may eat his food.
12 If the priest's daughter gets married to a man who isn't a priest, she is not allowed to eat the holy offerings.
If the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions.
13 But if a priest's daughter without children is widowed or divorced and goes back to her father's house, she is allowed to eat her father's food as she did when she was growing up. But no one outside the priest's family can eat it.
But if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house, she may share her father’s food as in her youth. But no outsider may share it.
14 Anyone who eats a holy offering by mistake must pay compensation by adding a fifth to its value, and give it all to the priest.
If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.
15 The priests must not make the holy offerings the Israelites present to the Lord unclean
The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD
16 by allowing the people to eat them and in so doing take upon themselves the punishment for guilt. For I am the Lord who makes them holy.”
by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”
17 The Lord told Moses,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
18 “Tell Aaron, his sons and all the Israelites: If you or foreigner living with you wants to make a gift as a burnt offering to the Lord, whether it's to fulfill a promise or as a freewill offering, this is what you are to do.
“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any foreign resident who presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,
19 If it is to be accepted on your behalf you must offer a male without defects from the herds of cattle, sheep, or goats.
must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.
20 Don't present anything with a defect because it won't be accepted on your behalf.
You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
21 If you want to present a peace offering to the Lord from the herd or flock to fulfill a promise or as a freewill offering, in order to be acceptable the animal must be perfect, completely without defects.
When a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable.
22 Don't present to the Lord an animal that is blind, injured, or damaged in some way, or has warts, skin sores, or scabs. Don't place any animal that has these on the altar as a food offering to the Lord.
You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, or anything with a running sore, a festering rash, or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
23 However, you can present a freewill offering of a bull or sheep that has a leg that is too long or too short, but not if it is a sacrifice to fulfill a promise.
You may present as a freewill offering an ox or sheep that has a deformed or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow.
24 Don't present to the Lord an animal with testicles that are accidentally or deliberately damaged. You are not allowed to sacrifice any of these damaged animals in your land.
You are not to present to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut; you are not to sacrifice them in your land.
25 Nor are you allowed to accept such animals from a foreigner to be damaged and defective.”
Neither you nor a foreigner shall present food to your God from any such animal. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and flawed.’”
26 The Lord told Moses,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
27 “When a bull, a sheep, or a goat is born, it must stay with its mother for seven days. After eight days it can be accepted as a food offering to the Lord.
“When an ox, a sheep, or a goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
28 However, don't kill a bull or a sheep and its young on the same day.
But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.
29 When you present a thank offering to the Lord, make sure to do so in a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.
When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, offer it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf.
30 It has to be eaten on the same day. Don't leave any of it until morning. I am the Lord.
It must be eaten that same day. Do not leave any of it until morning. I am the LORD.
31 Keep my rules and put them into practice. I am the Lord.
You are to keep My commandments and practice them. I am the LORD.
32 Don't disgrace my holy character. I must be accepted as holy by you. I am the Lord who makes you holy.
You must not profane My holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you,
33 I am the one who led you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord.”
who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.”
